AirportsHay River / Merlyn Carter Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Hay River, in Northwest Territories, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YHY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YHY
- ICAO code
- CYHY
- City
- Hay River
- State or region
- Northwest Territories
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 60.8397° N, 115.7830° W
- Elevation
- 165 m (541 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YHY means Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYHY. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.8397° N, 115.7830° W. It stands 165 metres (541 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Yellowknife, about 194 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Edmonton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 66.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 1,220 m 4,001 ft | 46 m | not listed | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowknife International AirportYellowknife | YZF | 194 km |
| Fort Smith AirportFort Smith | YSM | 229 km |
| High Level AirportHigh Level | YOJ | 259 km |
| Whatì AirportWhatì | YLE | 266 km |
| Lutselk'e AirportLutselk'e | YSG | 321 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,006 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,094 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,409 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,272 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,612 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,997 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,311 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,324 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,410 km | 16 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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